NEW DELHI, India – In line with Indian Government’s ambitious plans of converting the entire transport infrastructure from fossil fuel to electric in the next decades, bike producers like Hero Cycles are redrawing product strategies to meet future new-energy vehicle demands.

India’s largest bicycle producer Hero Cycles reports new investments in an e-vehicle venture. Industry insiders confirm that the bicycle manufacturer is looking for technology partners.

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Meanwhile, Hero Cycles is also planning to introduce a GPRS enabled public bike-sharing platform in India.

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“Due to market disruptions and the introduction of Goods & Services Tax our bicycle sales were slightly below five million last year,” says Munjal. “We are currently focusing on gaining lost ground in overall bicycle sales. Fortunately the market is in a positive mood again and as sales have started to pick up again, we expect to reach the five million mark again in the ongoing fiscal year.”

1. THE FIXER
Don't be too surprised if calling for maintenance gets a lot more efficient soon. Starting this year, artificial intelligence could make service dispatch decisions for power companies much easier to make.

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2. BESPOKE BIKES
Have you ever ridden a bike that was custom-tailored to your body? Have you ever ridden one that was 3D-printed? EnterKinazo's E1, the first 3D-printed electric bicycle, made in partnership with Volkswagen. Using a powerful printer for metals, the E1 e-bike is customizable to each customer's personal needs, from arm and leg length to weight and balance. The bicycle weighs 44 pounds and retails for $23,500.

Hehe... In the current flood of "market research reports" for sale, here's a new twist maybe...

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Herald Keeper has its roots in the basic idea of spreading awareness about not just day to day events, but also the bring to the fore real biting questions that people refrain from. Herald Keeper is a media outlet formed by a group of young social influencers who have taken it unto them to enlighten the masses about behind the scene events at the global front.

Biometric Vehicle Access market is witnessing a strong growth with many companies are manufacturing new electric bicycle for variety of purposes. The electric bicycle are majorly used for daily commuting and tourism purposes. With the motor enabling propulsion, it is very easy to travel long distances and with advancement in the battery technologies, recharging is also very easy. There are increased government initiatives for the sales of electric bicycle because use of electric bicycle reduce traffic congestion, and also they reduce vehicular carbon emissions.

Hehe... have yet to "access" any bicycles? ... but could be handy-dandy for "locking"/"disabling"... "things"?

Valley Cottage – NY, Jan. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Increasing adoption of bicycles to maintain fitness and health has led to surge in demand for bicycle components significantly. In addition, government in various countries are increasingly encouraging adoption as a public transport in the metro stations. These factors are projected to impact the global market growth of bicycle components positively. Future Market Insights states that the global market of bicycle components is projected to reflect a CAGR of 4.3% over the forecast period, 2017-2026.

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Electric Bicycles to Witness the Fastest Growth

As the need to control the speed of bicycles through gear arises, demand for derailleurs is projected to remain high in the automotive industry. In terms of revenue, the derailleurs component type segment is projected to witness the highest growth, recording around US$ 980 Mn by 2026-end. On the other hand, the others component type segment is projected to reflect a healthy CAGR during the forecast period.

By 2017-end, the discount stores sales channel segment is projected to witness a robust revenue growth, accounting for more than US$ 800 Mn. On the other hand, the other sales channel segment is projected to reflect the fastest growth in the global market of bicycle components by 2026-end. During the forecast period, the electric bicycle type segment is projected to reflect a significant CAGR throughout the forecast period. However, the hybrid/cross segment bicycle type segment is projected to represent a significant growth in terms of revenue, representing more than US$ 800 Mn by 2026-end.

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Both LimeBike and Ford GoBike, which offer short-term bicycle rentals for quick trips, are rolling out pedal-assisted electric bikes in the next few weeks and months. The first to arrive will be LimeBike’s, which are expected to hit the streets by the end of January or early February, company representatives said.

This is the YikeBike. An electric bike you can fold. It’s small enough to fit on public transit and light enough to carry. The bike can go up to 14.3 mph. It has a range of up to 12.5 miles. A full recharge will take 90 minutes. It has permanent LED lighting for safety.

There are two models. The model V comes with an optional third wheel. It weighs just under 30 lbs. The model C is their premium design. It's has a carbon fiber body. And weighs less than the Model V at 25 lbs. It only comes as a two-wheel option.

The comapny said the bike weighs less than 30 pounds and will be offered in a crowdfunding campaign later this year, with aluminum and titanium frame options. It uses a 250-watt rear hub motor integrated with controller and sensors. Battery capacity is adaptable for a range of 20 to 50 miles.

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Back in 2003, Stephen had an idea for a technology liftout that was designed to appeal to people who didn’t know much, if anything, about ebikes and technology. The section became a reader favourite and expanded around the country. Today Stephen is one of the widely read and highly-respected technology writers in Australia.

Entrepreneur is an American magazine and website that carries news stories about entrepreneurship, small business management, ebikes and business. The magazine was first published in 1977. It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California. The magazine publishes 12 issues annually, available through subscription and on newsstands. It is published under license internationally in Mexico, Russia, India, Hungary, the Philippines, South Africa, and others.

News and Trends> BicyclingHow Indian Transport Will Ride on The Growth of Bicycles ?
("Without a doubt, bicycling is the quickest and efficient mode of travel for longer or shorter trips."):https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/307193

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The urban population in India relies on a personalized form of transportation like a car, two-wheelers for daily travel. Despite online cab aggregators like Ola and Uber promoting the idea of carpooling, the metro cities are still dealing with the issue of traffic menace. In India, few startups are working to fight the problem of pollution and traffic congestion.

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Gurugram-based Mobycy, a disruptive bicycle sharing technology platform is also working on a similar mission by providing urban commuters an alternate mode of transport. The startup is helping people cover a short distance without any wait at a very nominal cost.

In a chat with Entrepreneur India, Akash Gupta, Founder, Mobycy shared the benefits of bicycling and the future of Indian transport industry.

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"A big transportation disruption which is waiting to happen in India. A big project on e-vehicles is going to start soon from the government's side. Electric vehicle maker Mahindra is also working with the government and there are so many e-rickshaws and e-vehicles that startups are launching against such disruption happening in the different parts of the world. Surely, the next disruption will happen in next 12-24 months by bicycles and e-bikes," said Gupta adding that very soon India will see the bicycles everywhere and within 12-18 month this will become a norm.

LimeBike ups the ante: with electric bike (“e-bike” if you’re in the know) rollouts starting next week. A continued part of LimeBike’s plan for dockless bike share world domination, the e-bikes will cost $1 to unlock, plus $1 for every ten minutes of riding—a little bit pricier than the current $1 per half-hour it’s rocking now. The added cost comes with the added benefit of having to do little to no exercise on a contraption built for you to do exercise. The e-bikes will have pedals still but it will also have a electric assistance capable of giving a 14.5 mph boost. It’ll be like dad never stopped pushing you when you first started to ride a bike.

But, the ferocious war for bike share dominance is still waging: as Spin also plans on rolling out an e-bike. It has all the same bells and whistles (minus actual bells and/or whistles) as the LimeBike e-bike but will cost $1.50 per 15 minutes. Spin’s e-bikes aren’t rolling out in Seattle just yet but will be probably be implementing the model soon.

While ofo promises free rides amid rumors of poor working conditions: The Chinese bike share giant has promised free rides on all of their garishly yellow bikes for the entire month of January. The company is looking to expand its fleet in Seattle (it’s currently capped at 4,000 bikes) but may face difficulty since a disgruntled worker took to Reddit to spill the the tea on ofo’s employment practices. Ofo uses the Millionair Club Charity — a charity that gives homeless people employment opportunities — for all of its daily labor. The employee alleged that ofo does not provide workers safety equipment, breaks, and there are no intentions of promoting people to positions where they could receive a livable wage. Let’s see how well free rides for January overshadows the taking-advantage-of-Seattle’s-homeless scandal.

`Kay... "Quick show of hands"... How many folks in the US West Coast states have NOT read or heard about bicycles that use batteries and electric motors? (Live in a cave, under a rock, etc...)

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The hilly streets of Seattle and San Francisco are often intimidating to would-be cyclists. LimeBike hopes to help them get over the hump with new additions to its fleet.

On Monday, the dockless bike sharing company announced it will roll out electric-assist bicycles in Seattle, several California cities, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Miami, Fla. LimeBike announced the program, called Lime-E, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Tom Fucoloro is the Founder and Editor of Seattle Bike Blog. An independent journalist originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Tom sold his car to pay for his move to Seattle. He quickly learned to love biking while getting around this beautiful town. He believes in the power of independent journalism and that more people biking more places safely is a good thing for our society.

The other change is in pricing. Lime-E bikes will cost $1 to unlock plus $1 per ten minutes of use. So unless e-bikes are used for much longer trips than the existing bikes, the cost for most trips should be comparable to pubic transit fare.

Engadget is the original home for technology news and reviews about ebikes and stuff. Since our founding in 2004, we've grown from an exhaustive source for consumer tech news to a global multimedia organization covering the intersection of technology, ebikes, gaming and entertainment.

LimeBike operates in a bunch of US locations including Seattle, Miami, and the greater San Francisco bay area. (The company also expanded to Zurich and Frankfurt, its first European markets, last month.) The Lime-E will be added to the company's existing fleet later this month — a useful differentiator, perhaps, from the countless other bike-rental services that have been popping up around the world. Electric-assist bikes aren't for everyone, but if you want to be just a little healthier — while still getting around at a decent pace — this could be an option worth considering.

"Electric-assist bikes aren't for everyone"... The clueless writing to the clueless.

SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rad Power Bikes®, a Seattle-based direct-to-consumer electric bike company, today announced it has expanded its business with the formation of a new Commercial Division to provide sustainable transportation and last-mile delivery solutions for commercial customers including logistics and delivery companies, courier services, and fleets for corporate campuses and universities. Rad Power Bikes also introduced its newest electric bike model, the RadBurro electric cargo trike purpose-built and specifically designed to meet the requirements of the commercial delivery market for transporting goods in congested urban landscapes.

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Cycling, and particularly the use of electric bikes, is becoming increasingly popular among older riders. However, this trend has also led to an alarming increase in accidents. Recently, Dutch police warned older cyclists of the dangers of switching to electric bikes after a large increase in the number of ebike deaths in that country, with nearly 90 percent of those killed aged 60 or above. Now, a consortium led by engineers at the University of Twente, aim to make riding an ebike safer with the development of an electric bicycle that can prevent elderly people from falling. The Smart Assistive Bicycle, dubbed SOFIE, is designed to increase stability.

Bay Area News Group (BANG) is the largest publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, including its flagship The Mercury News. A subsidiary of the Denver, Colorado based MediaNews Group, its corporate headquarters is in San Ramon, California and publication offices in San Jose and Walnut Creek, although the Walnut Creek location was scheduled to be closed under a 2011 restructuring.

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The Kimberley Daily Bulletin is the local daily newspaper of Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. The Daily Bulletin, published Mondays through Fridays, bills itself as "Canada's smallest daily newspaper". Circulation 5,000 per day, together with Cranbrook Daily Townsman...

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Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine. Now it is mainly a tourist destination and home to the Kimberley Alpine Resort, a ski area and Kimberley's Underground Mining Railway that features a 750-foot-long (230 m) underground mining interpretive centre complete with operational 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway equipment. Recreational pursuits include world-class skiing, ebiking, snowboarding, snowmobiling, fishing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, hiking and golfing on championship golf courses. The city has the largest urban park in Canada. At 1977 acres (800 ha), the Kimberley Nature Park is the largest incorporated park in Canada.

“This is not your average bicycle,” explained Councillor Darryl Oakley. “It’s very heavy duty, as you can tell by the cost, it’s very expensive. Seniors Helping Seniors have been working with Kootenay Mountain Works to get access to a distributor. They vetted out a whole pile of distributors for certain brands that are not going to work in Kimberley because of the mountainous terrain. So they found this one brand that’s made in the Netherlands that is very heavy duty. It’s got super heavy breaks and it’s geared properly. It also has a really strong electric motor to get them around, back and forth to the Pines etc. It’s also designed to allow folks to move relatively easy from a wheelchair onto the seat.”

According to Kootenay Mountain Works, the regular retail on a Trio Taxi is $10,300. [ ]

“We would need to order them with a 500w Bionic motor to work in Kimberley,” said Trevor Knight of Kootenay Mountain Works. “I am a Bionic dealer so warranty would be good with that option. The motor would be more money than the quoted price, but they are not sure how much, as nobody has asked them for that setup yet.”

(Apparently, in the first International Electric Taxi Push Bike Olympics, some drunken seniors were fined for whipping their "pets" to pedal faster...)